Tyus Odjarek Burnett
Age 16
Florence, South Carolina
Graduation dream, cut short at 16
In the photo, he is a young boy with innocent brown eyes, with a smile slightly slanted upwards, revealing his bright white teeth.
On the website of Dimery and Rogers Funeral home, his former teacher described him as “a leader and respectful [young] man.” He was always talking about wanting to graduate, she added.
Sometime after 2 a.m. on May 31, 2018, someone entered the mobile home in Florence, South Carolina, where Tyus Odjarek Burnett, 16, lived. Several shots were fired. He was shot and killed.
